The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-11-10
The Great Irish Editor.

he was visiting this country, says Bill
Nye, in The New York World. as he
sat in an upholstered chair that must
have cost $13.
'And what things do you refer TOP"
asked Mr.. O'Brien. with great inge
nuity.
"Why, most anything" l said. play.
fully. "How's thingsP How do you
find thingsP Or did people bring them
to youp" I added, with certain kind
of grim humor. as 1 nibbled thought
fully at a cold foul which the hotel
authorities had just sent up. How
do you like the free and unfettered
way in which the people have turned
out en- masse and walked on youP"
30. l dislike it, of course" said Mr..
O. Brien, as he watched me thought.
fully while hung the wishbone on the
gas-fixture and daintlly wiped my fin.
gers on my late hair, in order to show
him that we are Just as neat and care
fnl in our personal habits here as we
would be if we lived under an effete
monarchy with proud flesh in it. Had
| thought that Canada would greet me
in the way she did, caving in my tho
rax with paving-stones and planting
large new Jumps all over my person,
do not know that would haye visited
the Dominion at all, but I got good
many subscribers and several orders
for job work. which l will take home
with me tomorrow"
~ suppose your paper has a policy,
Mr.. O'Brien," said l, languidly read
ing letter which lay on the table.
DO you have policy for your paper
or do you print it by handp"
20, but you know there is no SINH
larity in the two propositions. The pol
10y of a paper and the mechanical part
of it in Ireland is two separate and dis
tinct details involving-the one, of
course, the sentiments. the other, the
mere details of the work"
"Well. letting that pass, do you have
to contend against the interstate com
merce law where you are, O'Brien. or
do you, when you start out after a
landlord, take your shotgun and ride
perfectly fee and untrammeled.
1--WE have no interstate commerce
law over there, over there" said Mr..
o. Brien. dropping into the words OF an
old hymn very naturally. "But we do
not have the time that would like in
which to write editorials. We do not
rely so much on our circulation, though,
as you do. We run paper more for
the excitement, perhaps. and the job
work than anything else. We print
anything in our office from milk ticket
up to a three-sheet poster, and that
with our agitation keeps us quite busy.
We are passionately fond of agitation
in Ireland, and SO really have enjoy
ed my trip through Canada very much.
I wanted to get out and see more of the
world, and also to observe carefully the
recent style of curve-egg tossing and
dead-cat fielding in America. and l
have got many good points.
do you propose going right through
from here to Liverpool or will you lay
over on your way and make observa-
tionsP" asked, with weak attempt
to be grammatical.
"Oh, shall not make any stops,
but will pull right along. Should lie
over at all it will only be to lie over
the taffrail and try to ascertain what
the wild waves are saying. But long
to be back attending to my agitatng
business and treading the Jobber. /
am now packing my trunk in order to
get ready for my journey tomorrow.
So. if you will excuse me, I guess l will
have to ask you to CO."
1t was more than half an hour after
this that suddenly decided that /
would remain no longer, for Mr..
o Brien's cordially by that time had
an air of insincerity that l hate to see:
Wringing his hands, however, as
though did not observe his GOODNESS.
I took a fresh cigar from the center
table, and. calling cab, walked. leis-
urely down the street. and was soon
engaged in earnest conversation with a
confidence man on Broadway.
P. S.-Mr. o Brien opened the win
dow In order to say to me that II !
wished to might add that he was not
a candidate for any Office in this coun-